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WHAT CAN A PSYCHOLOGIST HELP ME WITH?

A psychologist can help you gain more awareness about how you function as a person in the world. The psychologist cannot remove your problems but can facilitate that you become more aware of your own resources.

Talks with a psychologist can be a helpful means in dealing with psychological issues concerning:

- Low self esteem
- Grief
- Anxiety and fear
- Relationships

- Personal or existential crisis
- Communicating your needs
- The inability to feel your emotions
- Dealing with difficult emotions

- Drugs and alcohol abuse
- Eating disorders
- Sexuality
- Personal boundaries
- The relation to your own body

- Setting a limit
- Stress
- Identity problems
- Meaninglessness  

- Competencies
- Problem solving
- Assertion training
- Facilitating communication

Psychologist or psychotherapist?

The title "Psychologist" is protected in Denmark, and it means that the person holding it has a 5-year university training from either of these universities: Copenhagen, Århus or Ålborg.

The title of "Psychotherapist" is not protected, and thus everyone with or without training can call himself a psychotherapist. However, there are some schools which meet the standards formulated by the Danish Union of Psychotherapists.

 

WHAT HAPPENS IN PSYCHOTHERAPY?

In the initial session, we will try to find out whether we can work together. And we look at the reasons as to why you have started in therapy.

In the following sessions, we focus partly on the themes formulated in the initial session, and partly on the themes which arise during the course of therapy.

I will put an effort into being there for you in your process, and I will be there for you in discovering and developing your resources and potential resources, so that you will experience personal growth.

But, to grow happens first and foremost by being with whatever is present at the moment in an accepting and loving way, rather than with what could have been, or with what is yet to come. 

Change occurs whenever we have the courage to contain what is present within us at this very moment. And thus, our focus will be continuously on an acceptance of the emotions and thoughts present within you at the moment.

Our focus is that of an exploration of your thoughts and feelings, and of how it is to be you. And, we focus on the here-and-now interaction between us to explore your particular being.

In order for the therapy to be efficient, you must commit yourself to it. You are the one who's the expert in your experiences, and thus it's important that you are open and participating actively in the process.

The goal of the therapy sessions is to increase your awareness of your thoughts, emotions, bodily sensations, resources and potentials, and on how you find your purpose and meaning in your life, and how you express yourself, generally. And thus, it might be clearer to you as to which decisions for you to make.

I will do my utmost to make the encounter with you one of openness, respect and acceptance.

 

WHICH THERAPEUTICAL METHODS ARE BEING USED?

The basis of the therapy is existentialistic and phenomenological thinking within psychological and philosophical tradition. In short, these subjects deal with how a human being experiences his life and gives meaning to it.

In therapy this is expressed in the way that the therapist listens to and tries to understand the client's point of view as accurately as possible in an exploration of how the client experiences his world, thoughts, emotions and general understanding.

I also use elements from Gestalt therapy, from Psychodynamic thinking, Cognitive Therapy, and with an overall focus based in Mindfulness. I use these different methods to put an effort into understanding and into helping you understand and give meaning to your own experiences.

The therapy is an encounter with yourself. This takes courage, since it entails taking the responsibility for your life. Therapy can assist you in increasing your awareness of this courage, and what the obstacles are to you having this courage.

Transformation happens when you surrender yourself to the process, and when you can contain the feelings and emotions present in you at the moment in an accepting and non-judgmental way. Thus, your awareness of your feelings, thoughts and bodily sensations can increase. 
 
So, the form of therapy I practice can be said to be a form of awareness training in order for you to be more conscious of your own way of expressing yourself emotionally, psychologically, bodily, and how you give meaning to your life. 

 

PSYCHOLOGIST HENRIK TRANBERG

I was born in 1965, and I have been working with personal development since 1988. 

I have a Master's degree in Psychology from the University of Copenhagen. During my studies, I have been working with mentally ill people in their own homes, and with young people with personality disorders.

But, it is the psychotherapeutical work in particular that I'm interested in, and therefore, during my psychology studies, I started a 4-year psychotherapeutic training program at Psykoterapeutisk Institut, from which I graduated in the fall of 2006. 

I was working as a reflexologist for a number of years, and this gave me quite a good feeling of the dynamics of psychosomatics, or in other words, how psychological symptoms sometimes can be expressed in the body.

I have a great deal of life experience from working with myself for many years, and from my curiosity of life's big existential issues.

I am a member of: 
- Dansk Psykolog Forening
- Forum for Eksistentiel Psykologi og Terapi
- Dansk Carl Rogers Forum

I am under supervision, and I am frequently in therapy myself, as part of my professional and personal development.

I work under the ethical guidelines of professional secrecy of the Nordic Association of Psychologists.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Henrik Tranberg
Sallingvej 25, st. tv.
2720 Vanløse
Nordea Bank: 2120 0713882666

Phone 2290 8676 - Best between 9 am and 9.30 am, or between 5 pm and 6 pm. Please leave a message if you don't reach me

Bus no. 2A, 10, 12, 13 and 21

Email: eksistens(at)henriktranberg.dk

Individual, couples and group therapy

A 50-minute individual therapy session is Dkr. 800,- 
In case of insurance or employer coverage, a session is Dkr. 950,- Please inform me in case of insurance coverage at the initial contact

Coaching or supervision is Dkr. 1200,- incl. VAT (moms)

Couples counseling is Dkr. 1200,- for a 75 minute session.  
In case of insurance or employer coverage, the fee is Dkr. 1450,-
Please inform me in case of insurance coverage at the initial contact


Group sessions with up to six participants. We will meet 2 hours every two weeks. The fee is Dkr. 400,- per participant which must be paid to my bank account in advance. Group sessions are in Danish only 

Day and evening consultations

Cash payment after each session

No credit cards accepted

Unfortunately, I do not accept referrals from a doctor

For clients living outside the vicinity of Copenhagen, I can offer sessions by telephone at regular fees

Cancellation must be done by phone or by sms at least 24 hours before the appointment, otherwise a regular fee will be charged